AdventNet Joins Fortinet Global Alliance Partner Program

PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - June 20, 2008) - AdventNet, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise IT management & security software, today announced it has joined Fortinet's Global Alliance Partner Program as a technology partner. Fortinet's partner program includes manufacturers, consultancy firms, service providers, global system integrators and other technology firms who complement and extend the unique value proposition of Fortinet's leading unified threat management (UTM) solutions for helping to protect customers against current and evolving threats. Through this partnership, AdventNet's ManageEngine Firewall Analyzer helps Fortinet® to complement its network security technology by monitoring firewall usage and policies.

With the enterprise IT security market getting consolidated, IT managers and security administrators are looking for unified solutions instead of point products. Typically, point solutions also include a firewall and log analysis application, which may either offer inadequate features for log management or does not support the log format of the deployed firewall. As such, IT managers are demanding unified solutions with integrated and interoperable firewall devices and log analysis applications. This market situation makes the AdventNet-Fortinet partnership a step ahead in offering an integrated solution to their customers and a good fit for a unified security information and event management (SIEM) solution.

"We are pleased to have AdventNet as a technology partner and member of the Fortinet Global Alliance Partner Program," said Michael Rivers, Vice President of Business Development at Fortinet. "The Firewall Analyzer performs an important function, which now works seamlessly with FortiGate products to provide a robust security solution."

"With Firewall Analyzer interoperating with Fortinet devices, Fortinet strengthens its unified threat management offering. This agreement also testifies to our reputation as the industry's leading SIEM vendor," said Shailesh Kumar, VP Engineering, AdventNet, Inc. "I am sure with the integration of our Firewall log analysis tool there will be a tremendous value-add to Fortinet customers," he added.

About Fortinet

Fortinet is the pioneer and world's leading provider of Unified Threat Management (UTM) security systems that enable secure business communications and deliver the best security, performance and total cost of ownership available. Fortinet's award-winning security systems and subscription services protect the networks of more than 20,000 customers worldwide -- including telecommunications carriers, service providers and enterprises of all sizes. Visit Fortinet at www.fortinet.com

About AdventNet

Founded in 1996, AdventNet is a software company with a broad portfolio of elegantly designed, affordable products and web services. AdventNet offerings span a spectrum of vertical areas, including network & systems management (www.ManageEngine.com), security (www.SecureCentral.com), collaboration, CRM & office productivity applications (www.Zoho.com), database search and migration (www.SQLOne.com), test automation tools (www.QEngine.com). AdventNet has a large and rapidly growing global customer base, and has presence in all the major markets. The company is based in Pleasanton, California with offices worldwide. Visit us at www.zohocorp.com